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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.43161, -0.23883
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Syntomus foveatus, Harpalus anxius +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map Wright's Alley public footpath · 97 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 97 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Wright's Alley public footpath · 174 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 174 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Wright's Alley public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 304 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Bridleway on Wimbledon Common
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Wildlife to spot
78,941 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,941 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw +39
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red Deer · Red Fox
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +5
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,941 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw +39
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red Deer · Red Fox
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +5
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
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